Finance Committee

FINANCE COMMITTEE

Laura Stanek, Chairman Larry Bargy Robert McLeod

Monday, November 6, 2006

The meeting came to order at 9:00 a.m. in the County Clerk’s office.

Present: Laura Stanek, Robert McLeod

Absent: Larry Bargy

Also present: Laura Sexton, Jack White

1. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the claims and accounts totaling $77,063.46 be approved. All voted yes.

Carol Stocking, District Court Administrator, requested an increase in budget for court appointed attorney fees for 2006.

2. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek, it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the 2006 budget for court appointed attorney for District Court be increased by $22,000. All voted yes.

Dan Bean, Undersheriff, requested transfer of the 2006 budgeted funds for a new software system for the Sheriff Department be transferred to 2007.

3. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek, it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the $100,000 budgeted in 2006 for software upgrades for Sheriff Department computers be transferred to Capital Outlay Reserve Fund and $100,000 be transferred in 2007 from Capital Outlay Reserve Fund to Sheriff Capital Outlay and the budgets of all three funds be adjusted accordingly. All voted yes.

4. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek the claim for $66.00 for valet parking presented by the Sheriff on the County Visa bill be rejected and the Sheriff be requested to reimburse the county for that amount. All voted yes.

Terry Johnson, Sheriff, presented a request for reimbursement to one of his employees for tuition for a college course connected with Sheriff Department employment.

5. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek Dean Pratt of the Sheriff Department be reimbursed for tuition expenses for a college course related to Sheriff Department employment. All voted yes.

The Sheriff also requested a budget adjustment of 48,240 to cover 2 part time (29 hrs. wk) court officers in the 2007 budget.

6. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the 2007 Sheriff Department budget be increased by $8,240 for the increase of part time court officer’s hours to 29 hours per week. All voted yes.

2007 Airport budget Fund #581.

7. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the 2007 Airport Capital Outlay budget of $5,884 for a snowplowing door be approved. All voted yes.

Charles Koop, Prosecuting Attorney, request a budget increase for additional remodeling needed in his office area.

8. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners $1,728.00 be transferred from various Prosecuting Attorney line items to Fund #470 for additional remodeling in the Prosecuting Attorney office area. All voted yes.

Peter Garwood, Coordinator Planner, requested approval of a change in the Equalization

Department remodeling.

9. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners $825 be added to the Fund #470 budget for Equalization Department remodeling for connecting two VAV boxes to a single thermostat. All voted yes.

Eileen Wallick, Park Director, presented bids on supplying dirt for playground parking at

Barnes Park.

10. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners the bid from Drenth Brothers to supply dirt for a parking lot at Barnes Park be accepted. All voted yes.

Estimates for purchase of 8 table frames for park tables are as follows:

Game Time $ 1,860.00

Pilot Rock 1,777.00

K-Park 1,469.00

11. It was moved by McLeod, seconded by Stanek it be recommended to the Board of Commissioners that, due to unfavorable experiences with products from Pilot rock and K-Park, the estimate from Game Time for $ 1,860 for purchase of 8 table frames be accepted. All voted yes.

The meeting adjourned at 10:45 a.m.